Audio Sketch 1: Subway, Streets & Stars

Today in Comm Lab, we covered how to edit audio using Audacity and GarageBand, both of which I have worked with before, but it was good to get a review. This week’s assignment is to create a 2 minute audio piece using audio we recorded or found sounds.

Besides the soundtrack to Herbivores, I haven’t done much music lately. Especially since the last time Hepnova made music together was almost a year and a half ago. Later this week, I’m scheduled to work with Elizabeth, who I worked with earlier on the Herbivores animation, but I just couldn’t wait to get back into making music again, so I just went ahead and composed my own piece today. I will still make another track with Elizabeth later this week.

here’s the back story on the above piece, if you 1) have time and 2) can get over the cheesy beginning. apparently he lived in berkeley and was inspired by a dream in which he was driving over the bay bridge. the scene at 2:01 is becoming quite familiar to me:

The flute solo is from a Chinese guy playing in the Times Square subway station. All of the twangy sounds, as well as the bluesy ending, are from a guitarist playing at Astor Place. The percussion sounds were taken from Christian rock band playing in Union Square as well as cut up samples of subway noise.